Full tactical detailed analysis deployed by Arteta against Chelsea and Manchester City.
1. Calafiori’s run
In both clips he is labelled and tracked with a red dashed line. He starts relatively deep or wide, then bursts forward/infield. Against Chelsea this creates a 2v1 (highlighted box). Against City it helps produce a 3v2 in the same zone.
2. Havertz’s dummy / occupation
Havertz is marked in both sequences. He either dummies Tzolis’s pass (Chelsea) or occupies central defenders so they cannot step out. This is the key “attention magnet” that frees Ødegaard.
3. Tzolis as the supplier
The Greek winger is the common source of the final ball from the left. Against Chelsea it is a crisp low pass that Havertz lets run; against City it is a similar delivery into the box.
4. Ødegaard’s late arrival
The captain times his run from midfield into the space created by the dummy and Calafiori’s movement, then finishes first-time.
Tactical takeaway.
The identical player labels, movement arrows, and “numerical superiority” graphics across both matches show Arteta’s side using the same attacking principle against two different high-level opponents, with the same personnel in the same roles.
The Chelsea goal is essentially a refined version of the Community Shield goal.
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